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Unspoiled Wilderness and Rugged Nature in the Blue Mountain range of Pennsylvania in the First Half of the 19th Century

In: Friedrich List as a Railway Pioneer in the USA

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To understand and appreciate List’s pioneering work in building the Little Schuylkil Railroad, one must consider the unspoilt nature of Pennsylvania in the first third of the 19th century. The Little Schuylkill is a 50 miles long tributary of the Great Schuylkill in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. It first flows south and then southwest through the communities of Tamaqua and New Ringgold and flows into the Great Schuylkill at Port Clinton. The Little Schuylkill is still a very clear stream today, usually a torrential river even in normal circumstances. In the spring, after the thaw, it can swell to a dangerous current during floods and cause river banksand flood plains to flood. It was the settlement area of the Uami Indians. When the country was settled by European immigrants it was still wilderness, till in List´s days. It was a jungle-like deciduos forest.

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  • Eugen Wendler, 2021. "Unspoiled Wilderness and Rugged Nature in the Blue Mountain range of Pennsylvania in the First Half of the 19th Century," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Friedrich List as a Railway Pioneer in the USA, chapter 0, pages 17-20, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-3-658-34526-6_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-34526-6_3
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